Things I want to get out of my system:

1. I can't get the image of Michelle Pfeiffer in 'White Oleander' out of my mind! Blame it on the cinematography and her make-up artist but she really looked so ethereal...and in a women's correctional facility, of all places. But more than that, I couldn't get over how she really mind-fucks the character of Alison Loman. She could head a cult, with that kind of persuasive power. And we wonder why we love and hate our mothers at the same time. Just about the only father-related issues I hear are of abandonment and sexual abuse. Not that I'm trivializing the two, but you could do a semester's coursework dealing with mother-daughter issues alone.

2. I forgot the second one, oh wait, now I remember: I just heard this song on NU. At first, I was curious about the lyrics. I hear the words 'organic' and 'pesticide-free'. Then I realize there are Tagalog lyrics. And the guy singing the words sounds American. Or European. Kumukurba ang Tagalog sa bibig niya. I was figuring out if the song was a joke, or an anti-Monsanto song.

3. I still want to grab pizza. With burgers on the side, if possible. No fries.

4. Needles, you say a lot of things all the time but you made sense on two counts. To paraphrase: a) The person you want to be with is someone you could say to yourself 'Fuck! I'm with this person!' and b) You don't need a contract to prove your love.

Amen, brother.